Mayor· 2024-2028
Matthew Serratto
Merced
About
Matthew Serratto's mayoral platform centers heavily on driving economic growth and development within Merced. Additionally, he prioritizes critical infrastructure enhancements, such as local road improvements, to support the city's ongoing growth.
Campaign promises (2)
- developmentHe prioritized economic development as a key focus for his second term.
- infrastructureHe committed to focusing on road improvements during his second term.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 30
- Total speaking time
- 8:14:48
- Avg per meeting
- 16:30
- Segments
- 11366
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Top issues during term (16)(Roads)
Bicycle and pedestrian safety policy
Developer pays construction cost, reimbursed through public facilities impact fee credits.
Road pavement projects update
Roughly $735,000 remains in the Measure C safe streets retrofit budget, expanded by change order.
Highway 59 widening and Black Rascal Creek bridge
$8 million in Measure V funds directed to the bridge; the widening remains underfunded by $12-14 million.
Downtown parking
No cost set yet — options discussed range from time limits to paid parking to adding diagonal parking on 18th Street.
Road Funding Shortfall
Roughly $20-30 million short on projects in design, and about $14 million a year short on basic maintenance.
Downtown parking shortage
Could lead to metered or time-limited parking downtown, though costs are unknown.
South Merced Investment and Specific Plan
Requests total $5.35 million; the Canal and Childs project has $815,000 in federal earmark funding.
Traffic concerns at Yosemite Parkway and Parsons Avenue
Crosswalk removal on 16th Street near Bob Hart Square
Traffic signal synchronization
$246,000 in federal air quality grant funds accepted.
R Street/Olive Avenue Intersection Improvement
$1,374,632 in federal exchange funds committed to the project.
Safe routes to school grant
$885,000 local match against a potential $7.9 million state grant.
High-Speed Rail Draft 2026 Business Plan Comment Letter
Potential loss of fiscal guardrails protecting funding for the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment.
Campus Parkway extension
Applicant funds the on-site segment; the regional extension depends on MCAG funding.
Federal Funding for Local Infrastructure
FEMA covered 100% of qualifying work in the first 60 days of the January storm; the standard split is 75% FEMA / 18.75% Cal OES / 6.25% city.
Measure V Road Spending Transparency
Measure V is a voter-approved transportation sales tax funding both local and regional projects.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Serratto was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
No votes found matching Roads.